Project Management Officer I at Mombasa County Public Service Board

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist in overseeing the implementation and monitoring of project performance;
• Assist in supervising a wide range of duties which include planning the delivery of overall Program and its activities in accordance with the mission and the goals of the corporation;
• Monitoring approved expenditures of a project; prepare financial statements as well as maintaining records pertaining to activities in that particular area;
• Preparing and monitoring of project/ programme implementation;
• Coordinating with cross-discipline team members to make sure that all parties are on track with project requirements, deadlines, and schedules;
• Meeting with project team members to identify and resolve issues;
• Submitting project deliverables and ensuring that they adhere to quality standards;
• Preparing status reports by gathering, analyzing, and summarizing relevant information;
• Establishing effective project communication plans and ensuring their execution;
• Facilitating change requests to ensure that all parties are informed of the impacts on schedule and budget;
• Coordinating the development of user manuals, training materials, and other documents as needed to enable successful implementation and turnover of the process or system to the clients;
• Obtaining customer acceptance of project deliverables;
• Managing customer satisfaction within the project transition period;
• Conducting post-project evaluation and identifying successful and unsuccessful project elements;
• Enterprise Resource Planning project oversight;
• Providing daily management, monitoring and technical support as regards the assigned project;
• Any other duties as may be assigned.

Requirements for appointment

• Be a Kenyan citizen;
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field from a recognized University;
• Master’s Degree in a related field from a recognized University will be an added advantage;
• Have had experience in management for a period of not less than three (3) years;
• Proficiency in computer applications;
• Fulfil the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.

PERSONAL QUALITIES, SKILLS & COMPETENCIES IN ADDITIONAL TO THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS.

• Leadership skills
• Communication skills
• Team building
• Conflict management
• Monitoring and evaluation skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Strategic and innovative thinking
• Interpersonal skills
• Collaboration skills